
The
purpose of this study was to test whether treating periodontal disease
(PD) in pregnancy will reduce the incidence of spontaneous preterm
delivery (SPTD) at ≤35 weeks of gestation.
A
multicenter, randomized clinical trial was performed. Subjects with PD
were randomized to scaling and root planing (active) or tooth polishing
(control). The primary outcome was the occurrence of SPTD at <35
weeks of gestation.
We
screened 3563 subjects for PD; the prevalence of PD was 50%. Seven
hundred fifty-seven subjects were assigned randomly; 378 subjects were
assigned to the active group, and 379 subjects were assigned to the
placebo group. Active treatment did not reduce the risk of SPTD at
<35 weeks of gestation (relative risk, 1.19; 95% confidence interval
[CI], 0.62–2.28) or composite neonatal morbidity (relative risk, 1.30;
95% CI, 0.83–2.04). There was a suggestion of an increase in the risk
of indicated SPTD at <35 weeks of gestation in those subjects who
received active treatment (relative risk, 3.01; 95% CI, 0.95–4.24).
Treating periodontal disease does not reduce the incidence of SPTD.
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